Coming Soon to Netflix Spring 2015

A first of its kind, Fast Casual Nation will be featuring the innovation and passion supporting the unparalleled growth of the Fast Casual restaurant business.

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The documentary highlights the concepts that are revolutionizing the industry, while changing the way America eats. The evolution of the fast casual segment is a true David vs. Goliath story. In the documentary, this story will unfold in a cinematic fashion that has never been seen in food media before. The future of farming, human health, and cultivation of culinary arts are at stake and Fast Casual may well be the savior of our industry.

Streaming to a Screen Near you

We are taking the WebTV series a step further and to the most popular provider of on-demand internet streaming media, Netflix. Foodable WebTV Network is excited to announce that Fast Casual Nation- The Documentary will be available on Netflix in early 2015.

A first of its kind, the documentary digs deeper than the series and explores the birth of the Fast Casual Nation segment through exclusive interviews with the industry insiders, who started it all. It will take viewers behind the scenes of the concepts that are changing and influencing modern-day dining.

The documentary highlights some of the best and most innovative fast casuals around the country, farmed from four seasons of coverage in the industry. It will answer the questions–

what is fast casual?

why are consumers and brands alike migrating to this new evolution of service, speed, quality and experience?

could this be the segment that replaces the quick-serve option?

why digital, social and mobile has had such a big impact on the smaller fast casual startups?

And many more, while giving viewers a visual bite of what the segment has to offer.

Be the FIRST to see the full length documentary at the McCormick Place, Chicago, IL during the NRA SHOW May 16th, 2015.

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THE SEGMENT THAT CONSUMERS CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF

Paul Barron, started pioneering the fast casual segment in 1993, long before it became mainstream in 2003-2004. However, the fast casual darling, Chipotle only opened its first location outside Colorado in 1999. Since then fast casual chains have been rapidly on the raise. So far in 2014, DigitalCoCo tracked more than 600 fast casual brands and that is projected to increase to 700 by mid 2015. The potential for this segment seems limitless, with a restaurant industry accounting for 700 billion industry, fast casual currently only occupies 50 billion of that.

With the fast casual concept changing and influencing the landscape of the entire restaurant industry, there is no better time than now to hold up a microscope and analyze the major players, trends, and influences in the segment.

Current Episode

Twisted Root– a Better Burger Concept That Can't be Tamed

In this episode of Fast Casual Nation, brought to you by the Foodable WebTV Network, Host Paul Barron speaks with Jason Boso, owner of the Texas fast casual concept Twisted Root that was one of first "better burger" joints to pop up around 9 years ago. Started by two unlikely friends, the restaurant's story is as compelling as the food. Watch the full episode to see how Twisted Root still delivers a creatively named menu with higher end products, while still having an approachable atmosphere and price point.

For over four decades, quick service restaurants have consumed the American culture of food. That legacy is about to change and shift into an entirely new evolution of what good food fast, really means.

Paul Barron started what is known as the era of Fast Casual, coining the term in the mid 90’s and spending the last 15 years launching the industry leading website, magazine, event and association around the Fast Casual restaurant segment.

Join us in this series for video documentaries on the leading edge of where this amazing restaurant segment is going with innovator interviews and a close up look of the menus that are "Changing the way America eats".

More than 16 years ago, Paul Barron started a revolution in the restaurant and hospitality industry.

Fast Casual Nation explores this exciting new restaurant segment; from Miami, Dallas and Washington D.C., to the pacific coast of San Francisco and all the foodie spots in between. Through exclusive interviews from top chefs, restauranteurs and other industry insiders, come along and join us, as we give you a close up look of the menus that are "Changing the way America eats".